Store-service apparatus



(No Model.)

" J. T. lCOWLEY.

STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes.

JAMES T. COWLEY, Oliv-LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN OR TO THE LAMSONCONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATIONVformng part of I letters Patent No. 551,618, datedDecember 17, 1895.

l Application fled March 29, 1895.l

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. COWLEY, of

Lowell, county of Mindlesex, and State ofn Massachusetts, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Store-Service Apparatus; andI herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to apparatus for conveying cash and parcels to andfrom the salesmens stations and cashiers desk; and it consists ofcertain novel features, arrangements and combinations hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the figures illustrating my invention, Figure 1 represents a sideview of my improved carrier, showing the arrangement of the parts infull lines and also in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section through Fig. l, showing theparts in section.

Like letters vof referencefrefer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

Extending upwardly from the carrier-frame A, near each end, arestandards A', in which are journaled the carrier-wheels B, which areadapted to run upon a suitable line or way C, which is provided withenlarged ends C upon which the carrier is adapted to wedge at each endthereof. Located inthe frame of the carrier is a iiat spring' D,which'is secured by means of abolt and nut D to the bottom plate A2 ofthe carrier-frameA,

At each end of the plate A2 there is iirmly secured a handle E, and ateachiend of theV carrier-frame there is pivoted at F a leverv F, whichhas an upper finger-F2 adapted to' be in contact with each free4 end ofthe flat spring D, and said levers pass through slots F2 formed in eachofthe handles E of the bottom plate A2 of the fr ame. Near one end thereis secured .by means of a screw G a spring G, which extends along thebottom plate A2 above a suitable supporting-pin G2 secured to dependinglugs from the side of the carrier-frame, and at its extreme end it ispivotally secured at G3 to a lever H. 5o Above said leverH thereisarrangeda rod J,

which is pivotally secured to the spring G serai No. 543,663 cio maar).

at G4, and the other ends of the lever H and rod'J are pivotally securedat H and J to a lug K', projecting upwardly and secured to a receptacleK, which is provided on its under 5 5 side with an eye K2, by means ofwhich the lever H and rod J are drawn from a substantially horizontal toa vertical position, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. l.

There is arranged on the lever H above the 6o pivot G3 anantifriction-roller H2, which is adapted to contactl with and roll alongthe curved under surface E of the handle E. On the underside of thelever H there is secured by suitable screws L' the cover L for the re-65 ceptacle K, which, when the lever H and rod J are in theirsubstantially horizontal positions, (full lines, Figs. l and 3,) forms acover for the receptacle K, but when said receptacle is drawn down intothe position shown in 7o dotted lines, Fig. 1, the cover is raised fromthe top of the receptacle and moves with the lever l-I and assumes aposition shown in' dotted lines, Fig. l(

l. Supposing Athe carrier is located at the 7 5 salesmans counter and asale has been made-,-- and it is desired to forward the carrier to theopposite end of the line or way. The salesman pulls downwardly on theeye K2, which lowers the receptacle to the position shown in 8o dottedlines, Fig. l, and in its downward movement the roller H2 on the lever Hwill ride over the Aprojection E2 on the handle E and crowd the rollerH2 and the pivot G3,con nected to the spring G, downwardly, and 8 5press the said spring G downwardly. The roller will then continue toroll along the curved surface E of the handle E until the lever Hassumes a vertical position.

After the cash has been placed in the re- 9o ceptacle 4K thesaidreceptacle is then raised to the upper position, as shown in full lines,Fig. l, and the lug K comes in contact with the rubber cushion M, andthe roller H2 will travel backward along the curved part E of thehandleE until it reaches the projection E2 on the handle E and passesover thel same, when the tendency of the spring G is to lift the lever Hat the point G3 and to crowd the antifriction-roller H2 fartherdownwardly along roo the handle E, which is caused by the frictionrollerH2 passing along the projection E2 on the handle E. The spring G- willthus hold the lever ll in its raised position, as shown in full lines,Figs. l and 3.

One end of the rod .l extending above the lever ll is pivoted to thespring G at G". The opposite end is fastened to the lug K at J. Thefunction of this rod J is to always keep the receptacle K in asubstantially horizontal position, the distances between the centers G3and Il and G4 and J being the same, and the pivots G3 and Gfl remainingpractically stationary in relation to the receptacle K.

Then the lever l'I is lowered to the position shown in dotted lines,Fig. l, the rod J will pull upward 011 the pivot J sufficiently toalways keep the receptacle K in a horizontal position while the lever llis being lowered. After the receptacle has assumed its horizontalposition with the cash and the salesman desires to dispatch it to thecashiers station he grasps the handle E and lever F and presses the twotogether, and the lever F, being pivoted at F', is moved to the positionshown in dotted lines, Fig. This movement of the lever F will pressdownwardly the spring D by the end F2 pressing on the said spring. Theobject of lowering this spring D is to release the carrier from theenlarged portion C of the track l, upon which the carrier wedges as itapproaches the salesmans and cashiers stations, and in order to dispatchit to one end or the other it is necessary, first, to dislodge it fromthis wedgeshaped extension, as above described, and then the impulsegiven bythe operator sends it to the opposite end of the line.

Uien the carrier has been received at the opposite end of the way, it isoperated in identic-ally the same manner as above described, and afterthe change has been made it is dispatched baclc to the salesman andlodges upon the enlarged portion C at his end of the track.

l do not limit myself to the arrangement and construction shown, as thesame may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus ascertained the nature and set forth a constructionembodying my invention, what l. claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is

l. In a store service apparatus, the combination with a way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted to said spring, and a receptacle carried upon the end ofsaid lever.

2. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted to said spring, a receptacle pivoted upon the end of saidlever, and a pivoted rod secured to said receptacle.

In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of a carriermounted thereon, a spring' secured to the body of the carrier, a leverpivoted toV said spring, a receptacle pivoted upon the end of saidlever, and a rod pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle.

Ll. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to theopposite end of said lever, and a rod extending parallel with said leverand pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots ot'said lever.

5. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to theopposite end of said lever, a rod extending parallel with said lever andpivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots of saidlever, and a cover for said receptacle secured to said lever.

G. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted at one end to said spring, a receptacle pivoted to theopposite end of said lever, a rod extending parallel with said lever andpivoted to said spring and to said receptacle above the pivots oi' saidlever, and a cover for said receptacle.

7. In a store service apparatus, the combination. with the way having anenlarged end, of a carrier mounted thereon, a yielding plate on saidcarrier adapted to come in Contact with the enlargement of the way tostop the carrier, a handle at each end of the carrier, and a pivotedlever bearing on said yielding' plate whereby pressure on said pivotedlever and handle will release the yielding plate from frictional contactwith said enlargement.

8. ln a store service apparatus, the combination with the way having anenlarged end, of a carrier mounted thereon, a yielding plate on saidcarrier adapted to come in contact with the enlargement of the way tostop the carrieiga handle at each end of the carrier, and a pivotedlever at each end passing through. a slot in each of said handles andbearing on said yielding plate whereby pressure on said pivoted leverand handle will release the spring' plate from frictional contact withsaid enlargement.

0. ln a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted to said spring, a :receptacle pivoted upon the end of saidlever, a rod pivoted to said spring and to said receptacle, a handle ateach. end oi' the carrier, and a frietional roller at the upper end ofsaid. lever bearing against the under side of one of the handles.

10. In a store service apparatus, the combination with the way, of acarrier mounted thereon, a spring. secured to the body of the carrier, alever pivoted to said spring, a re- IIO ceptacle pvoted upon the end ofsaid lever, two subscribing Witnesses, on this V27th day of a rod pvotedto said spring and to said re- March7 A. D. 1895. ceptaele, and afriction roller at the upper end of said lever bearing against the underside of JAMES T. COWLEY. 5 the body of said carrier. Witnesses: Y

In testimony whereof I have signed my S. H. TROW, name to thisspeeifloation, in the presence of E. L. HARLOW.

